On 7 February 2017, the FIAF Executive Committee issued a statementabout the executive order on immigration signed on 27 January 2017 by the President of the United States, and its likely impact on FIAF colleagues due to attend the Congress in Los Angeles.

2017 FIAF Congress in Los Angeles

The 2017 FIAF Congress will take place in Los Angeles from 28 April-3 May 2017. It will be hosted by the Academy Film Archive and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

On 7 February 2017, the FIAF Executive Committee issued a statementabout the executive order on immigration signed on 27 January 2017 by the President of the United States, and its likely impact on FIAF colleagues due to attend the Congress in Los Angeles.

The Co-ordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA) is a global network of eight international nongovernmental organizations dealing with all aspects of audiovisual archiving on a professional level. Working together, they aim to promote and encourage the recognition of audiovisual images and collections as a vital part of the world’s cultural and documentary heritage, and the importance of safeguarding them for future generations.